Boston is a politically active city with a wide range of candidates running for local office. The city has seen several mayoral and City Council races in recent years, and each election brings out an engaged and passionate citizenry. From the progressive-leaning candidates to the more conservative voices, Bostonians have plenty of options when it comes to selecting their local political representatives. At the state level, Massachusetts has two US Senators and nine Representatives in Congress, with many of the members hailing from Boston or its suburbs. There is also a variety of state-level offices that are filled by elected officials from across the Commonwealth. As one of the most populous cities in the nation, Boston is home to many different perspectives on politics and government, which can be seen through both participation in elections and organized activism.
The political climate in Zip 02111 (Boston, MA) is very liberal.
Suffolk County, MA is very liberal. In Suffolk County, MA 80.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Suffolk county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 80.6% to 17.5%.
Suffolk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 02111 (Boston, MA) is very liberal.
Boston, Massachusetts is very liberal.
Suffolk County, Massachusetts is very liberal.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area is very liberal.
Massachusetts is very liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Boston, Massachusetts: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 02111 (Boston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,493 contributions totaling $2,534,289 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,017 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 148 contributions totaling $296,033 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)